Lee Dunne
- Apr 6, 2023
- 2 min
Reality-Based Learning
Part 1 of 3. US Soccer has built coaching education on three core tenets. Reality-based learning is one. So what is it? It is a teaching...
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Lee Dunne
- Jan 20, 2023
- 2 min
January 2023 ODP Recap
I had the privilege of taking the 2010 boys from Cal North, to Arizona, to compete in the Far West Regional Championships. Each western...
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Lee Dunne
- Jun 8, 2022
- 2 min
Try asking 'why'
I've written before about the 5 elements of a training activity. Once you are familiar with them, they're easy to keep as guidelines. If...
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Lee Dunne
- Sep 13, 2021
- 3 min
Coventry City 2-0 Middlesbrough
With the international break behind the Sky Blues, 3 games in 7 days is a welcome return for the fans, but with such a strong and mature...
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Lee Dunne
- Aug 18, 2021
- 4 min
Blackpool 0-1 Coventry City
Coventry's struggles in front of goal continued versus Blackpool, but they still looked very good going forward and made the game far...
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Lee Dunne
- Aug 15, 2021
- 3 min
Barnsley 1-0 Coventry City
A frustrating away day for Coventry ends in frustration with a missed penalty, but here is how Barnsley won the game. Noteworthy Barnsley...
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Lee Dunne
- Aug 9, 2021
- 4 min
Coventry City 2-1 Nottingham Forest
Coventry struggled early on to possess further forward than their own defensive third. In reality, the first pass from Moore was easy...
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Lee Dunne
- Jul 29, 2021
- 3 min
Player Analysis - Matt Godden
English, 30-year-old striker. Godden started 18 Championship games and appeared in 5 more from the bench. 1,454 minutes played. 6 goals -...
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Lee Dunne
- Jul 14, 2021
- 2 min
Season Plan
Do you plan your season? Down to each session or micro/macro-cycle? How much flexibility do you have? I've been coaching a group of mixed...
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Lee Dunne
- Jul 1, 2021
- 3 min
Laps for Mental Toughness
Someone told me that running laps develops mental toughness. Much like, I assume, passing around cones develops soccer players who can...
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Lee Dunne
- Apr 27, 2021
- 4 min
Coventry City 0-1 Preston North End
It was a hangover performance that also highlighted some continuing trends. Given the demand of the previous 3 games and the outcomes, it...
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Lee Dunne
- Apr 19, 2021
- 4 min
Coventry City 2-0 Barnsley FC
Reflecting on this game, and aside from the recent performance at Rotherham, there have only been a handful of standout performances this...
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Lee Dunne
- Apr 16, 2021
- 3 min
Rotherham United 0-1 Coventry City
It had the feeling of a Rugby match. Playing for touch and being in a position to threaten your opponent. The stats that back this up:...
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Lee Dunne
- Apr 5, 2021
- 4 min
Coventry City 3-1 Bristol City
It was a desperate performance for Coventry City. After the performance versus QPR, a reboot and win were essential for this game....
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Lee Dunne
- Apr 2, 2021
- 3 min
QPR 2-0 Coventry City
The cover image, kick-off, presents the only parity in this game. This is all in reflection, but in-game you might have seen some of the...
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Lee Dunne
- Mar 20, 2021
- 3 min
Coventry City 0-0 Wycombe Wanderers
There were concerns initially around the line-up and only playing one up top. I'll show you why I think it worked in the first half. Only...
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Lee Dunne
- Mar 6, 2021
- 4 min
Coventry City 1-0 Derby County
A gift of a goal settled this game early on for Coventry. Positive shape and control. Finally, we got Hamer on the ball and enabled him...
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Lee Dunne
- Mar 3, 2021
- 5 min
Coventry City 1-2 Middlesborough
Why not start the post off with a theme. Warnock. He outsmarted Robins. Why do I think that? 1 - Game plan. Coventry have been using that...
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